Dave Portnoy reportedly suggests Sherrone Moore’s wife may not have had an issue with “inappropriate relationship” with staffer

Following the University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore's firing and arrest over the reported scandal of having an "inappropriate relationship" with a university staff member, the Barstool Sports founder, Dave Portnoy, has shared his strong opinions on the matter, as per US Weekly.

The 39-year-old Sherrone Moore has been accused of having an improper relationship with a university staffer while he was the head football coach.

The Barstool Sports owner, Dave Portnoy, 48, on the December 11, 2025, episode of the Wake Up Barstool, a sports talk show, expressed his thoughts on Sherrone Moore's recent controversy and also suggested a theory that the former football coach's wife, Kelli, with whom he has been married since 2015, might not have any problem or issue with her husband's reported involvement with the staffer. For the unversed, Sherrone and Keli also have three daughters.

Dave Portnoy said:

"There is no way for us to know what that was. ... Again, I think if he was cheating, with or without a staffer, the result would be the same."

While Dave mentioned that there could be complications in such matters, he continued and said:

"I think if this was just a random college girl, the results would be the same."

Dave Portnoy took to social media and stated that the Sherrone Moore controversy must be addressed directly

According to US Weekly, Dave Portnoy, who is known for his straightforward nature, took to his Instagram and posted a video of his Wake Up Barstool interview, in which he talks about addressing and dealing with Sherrone Moore's controversy directly. Portnoy, in the caption of his Instagram post, wrote:

"People can talk about whatever they want about what it means to be a Michigan Man. For me it means when controversy strikes you don't run and hide from it. You run towards it. You face it head on. That's what i did today. At Michigan we lead from the front!"

During Dave Portnoy's conversation with the hosts of Wake Up Barstool, he took the opportunity to clarify that it was he who wanted to appear on the show to discuss the recent controversy at the University of Michigan, where he once studied. Dave said:

"I want to make it clear, I requested to be on this show. I was not asked [to be a guest]. When I saw what hit the news wire, I called and said, 'I gotta be there.' I put on my Michigan shirt. I said. 'We're gonna talk about this and face the music.' I don't know how many other leaders from schools would do that. ...Let's take it on the chin and deal with it. That's a credit to the institution, the school and me."

While mentioning Sherrone Moore's rumored conduct, Dave went ahead and said:

"We had to investigate and the second we found out there was wrongdoing with this staffer - which the school has reported - we cut ties with him. It was the moral thing, it was the right thing to do."

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Portnoy added:

"This is a crime in the college football world, but not really in the real world."

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